Bengal Police’s special task force on Sunday morning arrested two Bangladeshi nationals from the border in connection with the murder of Bangladesh’s political and cultural activist Sharif Osman Hadi. Hadi was killed in Dhaka last yearADVERTISEMENTThe police identified the two as Rahul, alias Faisal Karim Masud, 37, and Alamgir Hossain, 34. Last year, Dhaka Police had mentioned that the prime suspects — Faisal Karim Masud and Alamgir Hossain — had sneaked into India through the Meghalaya border. On Sunday, officers of Bengal Police said that the duo had indeed sneaked into India through the Meghalaya border and travelled across multiple locations before reaching Bongaon. “There was information that two Bangladeshi nationals, after committing serious crimes in Bangladesh, had fled their country and illegally entered India...,” said an STF officer.

Source: The Telegraph March 09, 2026 03:31 UTC